The Pearl
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Movie Reviews of The Pearl
Movie Review: Sincere apologies to John Steinbeck!
Summary: 1 Stars
There is no way you can ever compare this d-grade movie to one of the best classics ever, Steinbeck's The Pearl. For one, Kino, as a young boy starts out "white", then grown up, he becomes Mexican/Indian with a bad looking tan. The actors are all white, with tanned makeup, the language is way off-key, without a hint of true accent. The plot is not memorable, nor sincere to the book. But for the whitewashing of Hollywood, ironically, the Director is Mexican. What happened there??!!
If you have read this wonderful book, you can see that watching this movie is no reflection. And it is easy to understand that the "book version" of many movies doesn't compare, but this is simply a different story. Don't even try it. Steinbeck would not only turn over in his grave, he would jump out!! .....Rizzo
Movie Review: Don't Bother
Summary: 1 Stars
When I saw that The Pearl had been made into a movie I was hopeful that it would follow the beautifully-written story. Unfortunately, using "based on" in the credits means that Hollywood decided to stray from the original. I work with ESL students and believed that seeing the story in movie form might make it easier for them to understand but I had to do too much censoring to make it acceptable for my 8th graders.
The cinematography was very good but the characters did not fit the physical appearance of the people in John Steinbeck's timeless story. The actress who played Juana was the most authentic character in the film.
If you need something to watch to make you fall asleep at night, try this film.
Movie Review: Stay Away From the DVD
Summary: 1 Stars
I am also an English teacher and a Steinbbeck researcher. The film adaptation makes absolutely no sense. We open the movie with a scene created only for the movie and it appears as if Kino is from white, European descent. As he matures, however, he becomes Hispanic with a horrible accent and Mickey Mouse ears to boot! The film has added in "love" scenes not present in the book and basically made a farce out of Steinbeck's beloved work! If I had to guess, one of the creators and/or directors of one of the Monty Python movies took on this project with outrageous comedy in mind! It was a sure disappointment, even to my students who did not read the book in its entirety!Movie Review: Horribly Miscast
Summary: 1 Stars
The acting was so wooden and the casting so incorrect, it was difficult to watch. Richard Harris is good, but that's about it. The overblown musical score and cgi special effects, make it all too fake. Lukas Haas was not a good choice as the native pearl diver. His emaciated frame and dumbo-esque ears do not fit the bill for the role. He is like a gawky pre-teen scarecrow compared to his voluptuous film wife. There is no chemistry between them--now that I understand that there was no casting director, the effect this film had on me makes sense.Movie Review: Horrible
Summary: 1 Stars
I made it through a whole 15 minutes of this movie before turning it off. What a horrible adaptation of a truly great story. The acting was horrible and I don't think they had a casting director. It looked like they walked out into the street and said, "you, you and you - no acting required." I could not sit through this movie and watch them murder one of my favorite stories. Bypass this one and please, please, don't show this in class - you will kill any child's desire to ever read Steinbeck!